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Matt Sharp (born April 13, 1972, in Syracuse, New York) is an American television producer.
Sharp is the founder and CEO[1] of Sharp Entertainment,[2] a major producer of unscripted television founded in 2003 and now part of Sony Pictures Television Nonfiction.[3]
Sharp attended the University of Vermont. Early in his career he worked at Viacom[4] and CBS News in production and development.
With Sharp Entertainment, his production credits include 90 Day Fiancé and its spinoffs,[5][6] Love After Lockup,[7] Marrying Millions, American Tarzan, Man v. Food, Love Off the Grid, Doomsday Preppers, Food Wars, Extreme Couponing, Bert the Conqueror, and The Fabulous Life. His shows have appeared on The Discovery Channel, TLC, VH1, National Geographic, Bravo, Travel Channel, A&E, The Food Network, and others.
Sharp was named Producer of the Year for 2024 by B+C Multichannel News.[4] In 2023 The Hollywood Reporter named him a "Reality Heatmaker." In 2021 Sharp Entertainment won a Critics Choice Real TV Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Production.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Barry Walsh (23 January 2024), Sharp Entertainment's Matt Sharp on 20 years of "hunting for the next big thing", Realscreen, retrieved 29 April 2024
- ^ Chukwudi Onyewuchi (24 May 2022), 90 Day Fiancé Producers Create New Relationship Show 'Me Or The Menu', Screen Rant, retrieved 29 April 2024
- ^ Todd Spangler (3 March 2022), Sony Pictures TV to Acquire Industrial Media, Production Company Behind 'American Idol,' in $350 Million Deal, Variety, retrieved 29 April 2024
- ^ a b R. Thomas Umstead (21 February 2024), Producer of the Year: Matt Sharp Hones Reality Hits That Last, Next TV, retrieved 29 April 2024
- ^ Mikey O'Connell (18 July 2023), The 10 Most Talked-About Reality Franchises of 2023 (So Far), The Hollywood Reporter, retrieved 29 April 2024
- ^ Megan McLachlan (24 June 202), Executive Producer Matt Sharp On Why '90 Day Fiancé' is the Most Diverse Show on Television, Awards Daily, retrieved 29 April 2024
- ^ "COMPELLING LIMITED SERIES, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: INNOCENT AFTER LOCKUP, PREMIERES DECEMBER 15 AT 10:30PM ON WE TV" (Press release). AMC Networks. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ 3rd Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards – List of Nominees and Winners, Critics Choice, 21 June 2021, retrieved 29 April 2024
External links[edit]
- Matt Sharp at IMDb
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Category:1972 births
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